Silks
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Middle Straddle up the fabric is one of our student’s favorites, because it’s dramatic and empowering. The way that we teach this skill also prepares students for skills like Wheeldowns and Star Drops later on.
Middle Straddle (also called Vertical Splits or Sideways Straddle) can be done with the fabrics together or separated. We teach it to our intermediate level students after they are comfortable with Push Me Pull You and a variety of other straddling skills.
Middle Straddle requires active flexibility and the way that we teach it makes it accessible to students who are less flexible in their straddles. Mastering this skill can lead to skills like Arrow Flip, and mastering this skill gives students many options in choreography including skills to sequence with when exiting from a Crossback Straddle.
We consider this skill a gateway to many others because of the specific cues and progressions we use to teach it, because it helps with straddle stability and moving through space with the body as one distinct unit.
Become an Aerial Fit Online member to access the video for Middle Straddle. This in-depth video will explain how to properly train this skill. It also includes cross references to the most important Building Blocks, Common Mistakes, Related Drills, Ground Drills, Variations, Next Steps and Sequences.
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Some of the most important aerial silks skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Middle Straddle.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial silks skill Middle Straddle and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial silks skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Middle Straddle to work on these related skills and drills. These drills may help your students make important connections and answer the question "What am I doing wrong?".
These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Middle Straddle. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.
These are different variations of Middle Straddle. Students should be very comfortable with the current skill before working on these different or more advanced variations. They can be used for further exploration, managing students with different levels and adding variety to aerial silks choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial silks students after they’re comfortable with Middle Straddle. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial silks skills.
These are some of the more advanced silks skills that build on the strength and control taught in Middle Straddle. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial silks sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Middle Straddle. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
